Tobacco | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/tobacco/RSS feed for TobaccoenTue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:12 +0000Scientists Engineered Tobacco Plants to Produce Five Mind-Altering Psychedelic Compoundshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-engineered-tobacco-plants-to-produce-five-mind-altering-psychedelic-compounds-180988488/The substances have been used by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, but they've recently become popular as possible therapeutics for mental health conditionsTue, 07 Apr 2026 15:58:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-engineered-tobacco-plants-to-produce-five-mind-altering-psychedelic-compounds-180988488/When the U.S. Surgeon General Shocked Americans by Announcing That Smoking Killshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-the-us-surgeon-general-shocked-americans-by-announcing-that-smoking-kills-180985726/The 1964 disclosure marked the first time many smokers had heard about the health dangers of tobaccoSat, 11 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/when-the-us-surgeon-general-shocked-americans-by-announcing-that-smoking-kills-180985726/Mesoamericans May Have Drunk Tobacco During Rituals 1,000 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-residues-suggest-ancient-mayans-consumed-liquid-nicotine-180983921/New research reveals evidence of nicotine residue on vases unearthed in GuatemalaMon, 11 Mar 2024 18:55:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1000-year-old-residues-suggest-ancient-mayans-consumed-liquid-nicotine-180983921/Plants Make Noises When Stressed, Study Findshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plants-make-noises-when-stressed-study-finds-180981920/Scientists detected high-frequency sounds emitted by plants that had been cut or dehydratedTue, 04 Apr 2023 16:01:54 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/plants-make-noises-when-stressed-study-finds-180981920/Humans' Earliest Evidence of Tobacco Use Uncovered in Utahhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-earliest-evidence-of-tobacco-use-uncovered-in-utah-180978850/The charred seeds suggest that people used tobacco over 12,000 years ago—much earlier than previously thoughtTue, 12 Oct 2021 20:45:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/humans-earliest-evidence-of-tobacco-use-uncovered-in-utah-180978850/Researchers Are Recreating Europe's Centuries-Old Scentshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-hope-catch-whiff-europes-historical-smells-180976329/A team of scientists will curate an "encyclopedia of smell heritage" that spans the 16th through early 20th centuriesThu, 19 Nov 2020 20:23:12 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-hope-catch-whiff-europes-historical-smells-180976329/Early Residents of the Pacific Northwest Smoked Smooth Sumachttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pacific-northwest-tribes-smoked-smooth-sumac-1400-years-ago-180975233/Researchers used a new technique to detect the chemical fingerprints of specific plant species in a 1,400-year-old pipe's residueWed, 01 Jul 2020 15:10:19 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pacific-northwest-tribes-smoked-smooth-sumac-1400-years-ago-180975233/The Public Health Benefits of Raising the Age for Buying Tobacco Products to 21https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/federal-legal-age-buying-tobacco-products-has-been-raised-1-180973852/Advocates say the new provision will save lives—but some question whether it goes far enoughTue, 24 Dec 2019 12:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/federal-legal-age-buying-tobacco-products-has-been-raised-1-180973852/Archaeologists Unearth 19th-Century Kiln That Fired Up Pipes for Montreal's Smokershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-19th-century-kiln-fired-pipes-montreals-smokers-180973682/The city was once a prominent center of Canada's pipe-making industryTue, 03 Dec 2019 19:13:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/found-19th-century-kiln-fired-pipes-montreals-smokers-180973682/Plans for the First E-cigarette Went Up in Smoke 50 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/plans-for-first-e-cigarette-went-up-in-smoke-50-years-ago-180970730/Herbert A. Gilbert invented his "Smokeless" in 1963, but he couldn't convince any companies to bring the device to marketThu, 29 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/plans-for-first-e-cigarette-went-up-in-smoke-50-years-ago-180970730/